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The Challenge of Labels

Posted on March 12, 2023 By Amanda Younger No Comments on The Challenge of Labels

In reading about the different approaches to education and curriculum I realize that I don’t fit into any one particular box. I like elements of several and combine what works for me and my students to best fit their needs. If I were to pick one that best connects to my style of teaching it…

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GDE 832, Inquiry, Inspiration, Leadership, Reflections

Three Act Math Tasks

Posted on August 21, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Three Act Math Tasks
Three Act Math Tasks

Over the past two school years I have been working towards fully implementing the Building Thinking Classrooms approach to teaching math. I’ve found that this has also led to me looking for a much wider library of rich math tasks. Changing my approach to teaching math has really opened my eyes to what is possible…

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GDE 831, Innovation, Inquiry, Math, Teaching

Resilient Problem Solving

Posted on August 16, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Resilient Problem Solving

Resilient Problem Solving.pptx Over the past few weeks my definition and beliefs around innovation and what counts as innovation has shifted. Only a few weeks ago I believed that to innovate you had to be doing something brand-new and never seen before and that I was not an innovator. Over the past few weeks while…

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GDE 831, Innovation, Inquiry, Inspiration, Leadership, Math, Teaching, Thinking, Uncategorized

Taking a Risk in Planning the Number Sense Unit

Posted on August 15, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Taking a Risk in Planning the Number Sense Unit

Introduction  The idea of Intelligent Fast Failure resonated with me instantly, that giving students the opportunity to not only try but to fail allowed them to fully engage in the learning process. “Students who tried lots of ideas in a short period of time were going through a process of fast failure wherein each failed…

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Assessment, GDE 831, Innovation, Inquiry, Inspiration, Leadership, Leadership in Mathematics, Lesson Plans, Math, Reflections, Thinking

Framework for Learning

Posted on August 15, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Framework for Learning

I found this assignment challenging, as my thinking about curriculum and planning has always been fluid and further evolved while reading in this module. Representing the ideas visually was tricky, as a learner with ADHD I often describe my thinking as in webs rather than in lines or patterns, I jump from one connection to…

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GDE 831, Innovation, Inquiry, Inspiration, Leadership, Teaching, Teaching Through Inquiry, UDL

Innovative Planning Reflection

Posted on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Innovative Planning Reflection

I currently teach grade 4 and have for the past four school years. When looking at my planning process in relation to my key words I have found some areas of strength and a few areas of weakness. Doing this activity helped me to highlight some focus areas for next year. I aim for a…

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GDE 831, Innovation, Inquiry, Inspiration, Leadership, Lesson Plans, Thinking

BC Coast Photos to Prompt Thinking

Posted on August 8, 2021March 15, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on BC Coast Photos to Prompt Thinking
BC Coast Photos to Prompt Thinking

The photos above are personal and family photos that I use to engage students at the beginning of my Great Bear Rainforest and Salish Sea unit. I use two thinking routines with these images, “See, Think, Wonder” from Project Zero and “Observe, Wonder, Infer” from Reading Power. These images are unique set that my students…

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First People's Principals, Inquiry, Lesson Plans, Salish Sea, Science, Social Studies, Teaching, Teaching Through Inquiry, Thinking

Planning Cross Curricular Inquiry Units

Posted on July 29, 2021January 29, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Planning Cross Curricular Inquiry Units
Planning Cross Curricular Inquiry Units

I have created a presentation on how to create inquiry units. The presentation reflects my process and how I would present it in a workshop to other teachers. This presentation also sums up my learning over the past several weeks showing how I have deepened my understanding of using inquiry as a tool to get…

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Assessment, Grade 4, Inquiry, Lesson Plans, Planning for Inquiry, Teaching, Teaching Through Inquiry

Thinking Routines

Posted on July 29, 2021 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Thinking Routines
Thinking Routines

Over the last few weeks, I have been exposed to many new thinking routines that I am excited to try with my students in the fall. Looking at these routines I can see so many valuable opportunities for growth. My goal next year is to have my students be the primary thinkers in the classroom…

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Inquiry, Planning for Inquiry, Teaching Through Inquiry, Thinking

Changing Thoughts on Questioning

Posted on July 29, 2021 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Changing Thoughts on Questioning
Changing Thoughts on Questioning

In my most recent course we have done a lot of work on questioning and asking good questions. My response below comes from the thinking routine I used to think .. Now I think from Project Zero. https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/I%20Used%20to%20Think%20-%20Now%20I%20Think_1.pdf Resources for questioning that changed my thinking Factual, Conceptual, Debatable Questions Essential Questions Good Inquiry Questions Characteristics…

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Inquiry, Planning for Inquiry, Teaching, Teaching Through Inquiry

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